I am all for a new series of Patlabor Mobile Police. Today's animation tech and the mecha design would be awesome.It still amazes me how much text copy goes into a US Manga Corps ad. Detonator Orgun takes it to new heights.My favorite ad is AnimEigo's ad for the Bubblegum Crisis - The Screen Saver. You got all the Knight Sabers as screen savers with a bonus of music … [Read more...] about Animerica – Patlabor Mobile Police – Animeigo – Bubblegum Crisis Screensaver – June 1994
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Animerica – Dirty Pair – Anime VHS & Laserdisc Ad Copy – Dragon Knight – May 1994
Hot pants and Go-Go boots plaster this months issue of Animerica. I need to pick up Right Stuf's reissue of Dirty Pair. The interview in the article is quite good. The ad? Well...By now, you've seen the pattern in early to mid 90's VHS and Laserdisc anime ads - Too much description copy and long verbose taglines/headlines: "The Dirty Pair - The action is non-stop and the … [Read more...] about Animerica – Dirty Pair – Anime VHS & Laserdisc Ad Copy – Dragon Knight – May 1994
Animerica – Harem Anime – Tenchi Muyo – Rei Rei Tentacle Porn – April 1994
Harem anime has arrived - a genre is born. Tenchi Muyo garners the cover for this month. I'm reading the interview with director Hiroki Hayashi and I found some information I never knew about the series:"No Need for Tenchi! is inspired by Gall Force and Bubblegum Crisis. We made up something that resembled a side story to Bubblegum or Gall Force..." "What I'd had in mind … [Read more...] about Animerica – Harem Anime – Tenchi Muyo – Rei Rei Tentacle Porn – April 1994
Animerica – Giant Robo – Project A-KO – Bubblegum Crisis Pillows – March 1994
It's that creepy eye! - I haven't seen any of Giant Robo, but I do remember the Giant Robo box set Media Blasters released years ago with the plastic eye ball which held the DVDs.Every two months in 1994, US Manga Corps released a crap ton of A-KO. 5 VHS releases.When manga was released in the 90s, it was comic book form first - manga volume later - flipped. The … [Read more...] about Animerica – Giant Robo – Project A-KO – Bubblegum Crisis Pillows – March 1994
Animerica – Ah My Goddess – Japanimation vs Anime VHS – Pioneer Laserdisc – February 1994
"Keiichi!" "Belldandy!""Keiichi!" "Belldandy!"This is what I remember of "Ah! My Goddess" from watching the series around '96 when my sister was my roommate my last year in college. Hastings had an anime section call "Anime" not the Blockbuster "Japanimation" monicker.I have the OVA series that Animeigo re-release several years ago - I need to watch it again. … [Read more...] about Animerica – Ah My Goddess – Japanimation vs Anime VHS – Pioneer Laserdisc – February 1994
Animerica – Pioneer’s First Anime Ad – Tenchi Muyo – Laserdisc vs VHS – January 1994
Bio-Booster Armor Guyver is this month's coverIn January 94, I was a freshman in college. That was the month Babylon 5 premiered on syndicated tv. I was more into sci-fi, alt-rock and Kevin Smith type indie movies at that time. Not yet into anime.In 1994 you will see a growing ramp up in anime - This is VIZ's first full year of home video, US Renditions, L.A Hero, ADV … [Read more...] about Animerica – Pioneer’s First Anime Ad – Tenchi Muyo – Laserdisc vs VHS – January 1994
Animerica – Urotsukidoji Perfect Collection and Ranma Christmas – December 1993
Wrapping up Animerica's first year of publication.It's Christmas! What is the perfect VHS box set to give or to receive this holiday season? Why Urotsukidoji Perfect Collection, of course! What says giving, more than, taking in some tentacle porn.If you don't trust me that it's not the best gift to give in 1993, then consider the praise heaped onto it by the Village … [Read more...] about Animerica – Urotsukidoji Perfect Collection and Ranma Christmas – December 1993
Animerica – VHS and Laserdisc Release Calendar – Urotsukidoji II – November 1993
In this issue, CPM's Anime 18 gives us a second lashing of Tentacle Porn with Urotsukidoji II.Premiere magazine quote "Cartoons so imaginatively demented that they would make Walt Disney spin in his cryogenic chamber..."My head hurt while trying to read the copy for this ad. I was going "Huh...what...really?"At least the grammar police didn't give them a ticket for … [Read more...] about Animerica – VHS and Laserdisc Release Calendar – Urotsukidoji II – November 1993
